1996 Baseball Season

The 1996 baseball season was a year on fire for bats. Seattle, Cleveland, Baltimore, Texas, Boston, and Colorado each scored more than 900 runs, a feat not achieved by any team since 1953. The year culminated in an exciting win for the New York Yankees at the 1996 World Series. Below, you will find the highlights from the 1996 baseball season:

New York, Texas, and Cleveland win their American League divisions, while Baltimore makes the playoffs as a wildcard.

New York defeats Texas in four games in the American League division playoffs.

In the division playoff against New York, Texas's Juan Gonzalez becomes the first man to homer in each of his first four postseason games.

Baltimore beats Cleveland in four games in first-round action.

New York defeats Baltimore in five games in the ALCS.

Twelve-year-old Jeffrey Maier helps the Yankees win game one of the ALCS when he interferes with a long fly by Yankee Derek Jeter.